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shehnai

Indian reed musical instrument
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shehnai

Summary

shehnai ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shehnai is a type of quadruple reed[2].
  • shehnai is a type of double reed instrument[3].
  • shehnai's Commons category is recorded as Shehnai[4].
  • shehnai's country of origin is recorded as India[5].
  • shehnai's country of origin is recorded as Indonesia[6].
  • shehnai's country of origin is recorded as Malaysia[7].
  • shehnai's described at URL is recorded as https://www.doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.48435[8].
  • shehnai's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 422.112[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include quadruple reed[2] and double reed instrument[3].

Why It Matters

shehnai ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).[1] shehnai has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] shehnai is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → quadruple reed, double reed instrument
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-চেহনাই.wav
    Country of origin → India, Indonesia, Malaysia
    Country of origin → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-চেহনাই.wav"
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